Types of Pancreatic Cancer

What is Pancreatic Cancer?

Cancer occurs when previously normal cells begin to divide and grow quickly. Doctors classify pancreatic cancer according to the type of cells involved: exocrine or endocrine.

The pancreas has two functions:

It makes digestive enzymes, also called pancreatic juices. When the stomach sends partially digested food to the intestine, the pancreas releases the enzymes to mix with the food. This is the exocrine function.